Rank
1354of 3,144
Lincoln, Minnesota
Score 6.41 / 10· population 5,521
About 5,500 people live in Lincoln, Minnesota. It ranks #1,354 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #8 of 87 in Minnesota. The combined sales tax is 6.88%, higher than in 55% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.9% of a home's value each year, more than in 63% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 70% of counties. The homicide rate is lower than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is about 79.9 years, longer than in 90% of counties. Air quality is better than in 85% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 34), and flood and hurricane risk is lower than in 80% of counties. On this site's state scores, Minnesota gets 6.34 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 4 of 10 for gun rights.
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Eleven factors
Government behavior
- Fraser Institute state ranking (state)6.3
- 2A (state)4.0
- GOP + LP vote for President6.8
- Sales tax3.8
- Property tax5.5
Environment
- Air quality6.7
- Floods / hurricanes7.1
Private behavior
- Homicide rate10.0
- Life expectancy9.9
- Government employees2.8
- Single-parent households9.5